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Where does “erythro-” come from?

erythro- (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός, from Proto-Hellenic *erutʰrós.

erythro- (English): Used to form scientific terms meaning red, or...

Definitions

  1. Used to form scientific terms meaning red, or...

Ancestry of “erythro-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐρυθρόςreddish, red
2Proto-Hellenic*erutʰrós—

Words derived from “erythro-”

  • erythrocyte
  • erythroid
  • erythropoiesis
  • erythrocytic
  • phycoerythrin
  • erythroblastosis
  • erythroblast
  • erythroleukemia
  • erythroblastic
  • erythrose
  • intraerythrocytic
  • exoerythrocytic
  • dyserythropoiesis
  • erythroblastopenia
  • erythrogenic
  • erythrophagocytosis
  • leukoerythroblastic
  • proerythroblast
  • nonerythroid
  • erythroleukemic
  • erythrodextrin
  • erythroleukaemia
  • erythrophobia
  • antierythrocyte
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